My BMI has gone up in lockdown and I'm at 22.8 now. I usually sit around 19-20 as I'm above average height ad a runner so tend to be fairly thin. I've not done anywhere near as much exercise for a few months but starting to get back into it so suspect I'll drift back down. As mentioned above though it isn't my BMI I have issues with, it's my fitness levels. BMI is very useful for certain medical situations and being able to warn people of future problems. There's a strong link between a high BMI and diabetes for instance, but it's a blunt tool and needs to be taken alongside other information.
people live unhealthy lives .. if you take care of yourself your bmi takes care of itself and you have more chance of not being ill and have better longevity. it's amazing how many sick people think they've been unlucky. Some are and I feel for them obvs but far people are just idiots.. no different to alcoholism or drug addicts
Got to agree. I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't do drugs and I (in usual circumstances) go running 3-4 times a week. My wife is veggie and we'll have easily 6-7 fruit/veg every day. I also do an active job. I'll probably get hit by a car tomorrow but hey, I'm on the right side of the odds.
I would be able to take this a bit more seriously if it didn't come from someone who claims he was a steroid user for years just in an attempt to look "fit" .
If you do get hit you have a better chance of survival though. My mate was hit by bus.. Walked it off.
Who cares I don't now and it was only testosterone on small doses above 30.. TRT essentially...im in great shape.. Get regular checks at the gp..i live a hethy life now regardless of past... If you never make a change thats worse so I'm talking about them.
really not sure you understand BMI tbh as being really active often puts you outside the normal range . You appear to be referring to people with large amounts of body fat who will also be outside the normal range but only in at one end
****ing hell I feel surrounded by large numbers of mr blobbies here I'm just saying be healthy it helps
a bit of a generalisation but yes most probably are . I'm still struggling with your amazement that lots of sick people think they were unlucky .Getting an illness or not is often just a matter of luck though there are exceptions i.e. type 2 diabetes which is normally a result of lifestyle .
I can say that in my early twenties I drank far more than is healthy - was doing more exercise than any other time of my life though too - and suspect I'm not alone in that. I wasn't really thinking long term at that stage of my life and doubt many do. I find it harder to accept with my friends in their 30's though, people who still drink to excess, have no pensions provision and eat rubbish incessantly will get a reduced level of sympathy if/when they hit health problems in their 50's when I'm likely to still be going out running a few times a week with ease.We all know this to be the case, we all have a decent idea of what is healthy and what is not and ultimately live and die by our decisions. Luck has it's role to play of course but I've given up, in real life, trying to reason with people with their lottery ticket in one hand proclaiming "it might be me" (1 in 14 million chance of winning) and their ***s in the other hand arguing "it wont be me" (1 in 6 chance of getting lung cancer).
you appear to be conflating 2 issues here as being overweight does not make you more susceptible to many illnesses/conditions but will adversely effect the outcome .
